Summary

The U.S. Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive care mandate, following a 5th Circuit ruling that deemed the task force responsible for setting these guidelines unconstitutionally structured.

The task force, which recommends preventive care services, is challenged by Christian businesses who object to covering HIV-preventing medication due to religious beliefs.

The 5th Circuit’s ruling jeopardizes jeopardizes critical preventive care like cancer screenings for millions.

The justices are expected to rule by June, marking another key legal challenge to Obamacare, though not its first encounter with the Court.

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      16 hours ago

      The plaintiffs have argued that the PrEP requirement forces business owners to pay for services that “encourage homosexual behavior, prostitution, sexual promiscuity and intravenous drug use” despite their religious beliefs.

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        4 hours ago

        Like I always say, if your religious opinions force you to do something, you have a right to do that. If your religious views inflict pain on other people you’re just a bully with a book.

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        15 hours ago

        Wow. Fuck those plaintiffs.

        If God does exist, they’re going straight to hell.